{"id":6311,"date":"2026-08-12T12:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/?p=6311"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:52:16","slug":"22-8-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/12\/22-8-12\/","title":{"rendered":"22 (8\/12)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Didn&#8217;t really have a lot planned for today. So, head back to read what I <a href=\"https:\/\/control-h.org\/index.php\/2017\/08\/12\/12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote in 2017<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because of what happened back then, more states expanded their Medicaid plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the recent pre-shutdown fights have been about expanded Medicaid tax credits.  Essentially, not only is the Federal government providing credits to fund part\/most of the premiums through the states&#8217; programs which then kick more costs back to the Federal government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bubuhbut look at the companies&#8217; profits!!1!  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beckerspayer.com\/financial\/blue-cross-blue-shield-plans-ranked-by-2025-profits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Okay<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, with the exception of the time I was in my last job in Tidewater, every &#8220;insurer&#8221; I&#8217;ve been covered by has been not-for-profit.  By and large, I do like the insurer that comes with my wife&#8217;s job.  It&#8217;s not-for-profit, and there can be some weirdness if you&#8217;re using it outside MDDR or DC, but if you stick within providers there, things generally work well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where it becomes problematic is providers here in VA that don&#8217;t accept the plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honestly, there&#8217;s no way to fix things without goring many oxen.  No politician is going to really fix things top-to-bottom;  too many cooks in the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But with enough prodding, the people who cheered Brian Thompson&#8217;s murder can get to what they&#8217;d ultimately like to see &#8212; a taxpayer-funded MAD and abortion performed in a Catholic hospital.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awesome stuff.  Prompts &#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>When was the last time I felt truly calm and content?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t really know, honestly.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>What contributed to that?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not sure if there&#8217;s ever been a moment where, as an adult, I&#8217;ve really felt &#8220;calm and content.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe this fall I&#8217;ll have an opportunity?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That sentence is actually probably too hopeful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Didn&#8217;t really have a lot planned for today. So, head back to read what I wrote in 2017. Because of what happened back then, more states expanded their Medicaid plans. Some of the recent pre-shutdown fights have been about expanded Medicaid tax credits. 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